2008 Toyota RAV4 2.2L Diesel · FL58 KYR

The 2008 Toyota RAV4 presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend, evidenced by the most recent test on 5 November 2025 at 114,932 miles returning a pass with no defects recorded. Across the five consecutive annual tests from November 2021 to November 2025, the vehicle passed each time with no advisories or faults raised. This unbroken clean record indicates the previous keeper maintained the vehicle to a standard that satisfied DVSA examiners on every occasion. Annual mileage averaged roughly 5,300 miles across the recorded period, sitting below the roughly 6,385 miles per year lifetime average for the vehicle. The test on 1 November 2022 at 99,602 miles and the 13 November 2021 entry at 93,784 miles show steady yearly use of around 5,800 and 5,900 miles respectively, with no abrupt jumps or dormant gaps. The sparse but consistent history offers little scope for hidden wear patterns, though absence of advisories does not confirm component condition beneath test thresholds. A buyer should still commission an independent inspection of suspension bushes, coil springs, and subframe corrosion given the vehicle's eighteen-year age and the MOT tester's failure to flag any structural concerns. Brake discs and calipers warrant physical measurement despite no binding or imbalance defects appearing in the record. Exhaust emissions passed cleanly, yet rubber components such as tyres and wiper blades require visual verification as these consumables fall outside long-term trend data. The clean MOT sequence implies the former owner addressed issues pre-test rather than deferring them, a pattern consistent with disciplined upkeep. Given no recurring faults emerged, the principal risk lies in age-related degradation invisible to the pass-fail test, not in neglected maintenance.